Williams – Project files – “Jack in the Box” – trademark reports, 1996
Scope and Content Note
Documentation within this subseries includes wiring diagrams, bills of materials, project schedules, correspondence, parts lists, reports, notices, memos, and other related information. Date range estimates for undated materials are given in brackets in the folder title; alternate titles indicated on parts lists are also given in brackets. Any diagrams noted in this series are diagrams of parts or other project components (not cabinet artwork or sketches of final pinball machines). These original folders appear to have been created by staff members Jim Patla, Herb Foss, Ken Fedesna, and John McCaffer, among others.
This section of Series III, Subseries C is arranged (mainly) alphabetically by project title. Additional files from this period of Williams’ company history are listed for Boxes 92-94 and the oversized folders stored flat in the map case drawer.
Dates
- Creation: 1963-2000
Creator
- From the Collection: Bally Manufacturing Corporation (Organization)
- From the Collection: Bally Midway Mfg. Co. (Organization)
- From the Collection: Midway Manufacturing Co. (Organization)
- From the Collection: Williams Manufacturing Co. (Organization)
- From the Collection: Williams Electronics, Inc. (Organization)
- From the Collection: WMS Industries, Inc. (Organization)
Language
The majority of this collection is in English, though there are instances of German, French, and Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
Some materials of financial nature have been restricted by the museum. The documents in Box 108 will not be open for research use until the year 2048. They are denoted as such in this finding aid and are separated from unrestricted files.
Extent
From the Collection: 60 Linear Feet (108 boxes, 1 flat file drawer)
Repository Details
Part of the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong Repository
The Strong
One Manhattan Square
Rochester NY 14607 USA
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